Margaret Aycock Representational Oil Painting in Oklahoma

Welcome to my blog where I post recent photos of my work and journal about my life as an artist. I live and work in Tulsa Oklahoma. It is from my early life in the mountains that I developed a love of the natural world which now includes vast prairies and endless skies. To contact me about a purchase all in lowercase letters you can write me at margee And then my last name @Gmail. Opening the web version of this blog gives the opportunity to purchase any of my how to books/videos, etc..

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Just a few more weeks to go... Tulsa Artists Studio Tour

Tulsa Art Studio Tour, April 9-10 2016

A self-guided tour, the Tulsa Art Studio Tour showcases the talent of artists who live and work in Tulsa. Visitors meet artists, buy artwork and observe art being created in working spaces. The 2016 Tour will be April 9-10 from 12-5pm; visitors start at any studio they like.

View the Tour artists’ work at the Preview Exhibition, hosted by Circle Cinema (FREE event).
Opening reception: February 19, 6-8pm; Exhibition dates: February 19 – March 31, 2016

Tickets

$5 in advance, $10 at studio door
Children 16 and under are FREE

Order online below, or visit our ticket outlets:
The Gadget Company, 104 E. 15th St.
Mainline Art Bar, 111 N Main
Lovetts Gallery, 6528 E. 51st St.
Nielsens Gifts, 8138 A S Lewis Ave

2016 Featured Artists
13 Artists in 6 Studios

Tulsa Artist Fellows: Alice Leora Briggs, Crystal Z Campbell, Molly Dilworth, Akiko Jackson, Nick Vaughan, Nathan Young301 N Main St*

Margaret Aycock & Scott Aycock
1135 N Denver Ave

Julianne Clark
327 N Santa Fe Ave

Joey Frisillo & Al Frisillo
1187 Bayshore Dr, Sand Springs

Mery McNett
1140 N Cheyenne Ave

Amy Rockett-Todd
1903 W Easton St, Unit 108*

*Wheelchair accessible

2016 Tour Committee

Co-Chairs:
Grace Grothaus Grimm
Steve Tomlin

Committee:
Marjorie Atwood
Cynthia Brown
Marjorie Bontemps
Krystle Brewer
Eleanor Davy Carmack
Julianne Clark
Janet Fadler Davie
Rachel Ann Dennis
Christy Fell
Joey Frisillo
Susan Green
John Hammer
Peter Hay
Ariana Jakub
Karen Lamb
Jim Polan
Jim Terrell
Robin Tilly
Chuck Tomlins
Richard Wills
Dean Wyatt

Volunteer

2016 Sponsors

Tour Sponsor
Third Floor Design
TPSi

On-The-Map Sponsors
Big Guys, Inc.
Tulsa Kids
Walsh Branding

Studio Sponsors
Dian Church
Bob Stewart
Sandy & Bob Sober
Kathy Taylor
Dean & Kelly Wyatt

Artist Sponsors
Advantage Graphics
Sharon & Jeff Allred
The Artist’s Loft
Ariana & Brian Brandes
Marjorie Bontemps
Crystal & John Dennis
Wendy & Gentner Drummond
Joey & Al Frisillo
Susan Green
Andrew & Grace Grimm
Sandra Langenkamp
Russell Parker
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Steve Tomlin
M. Teresa Valero
Martin Wing

Sponsors
Laura Bryant
Jo Ellen Clow
ColourBlind Organic Salon
Janet Fadler Davie
East Village Bohemian Pizzeria
Raymond G Feldman Living Trust
Estella and Patrick Franken
Paul & Sharyl Landis
Kathy McRuiz
Anne G. Solomon
Ronnie & Lana Thomas

Special Thanks
Cosmo Café
Lambrusco’z
Lettercrafts
The Palate at Ranch Acres
Ranch Acres Wine

The Tour is also made possible through the generous support of the George Kaiser Family Foundation and the Oklahoma Arts Council.

Help OVAC support local artists in our community and become a sponsor of the Tulsa Art Studio Tour below.

Tulsa Art Studio Tour 2016 Tickets

Tulsa Art Studio Tour 2016 Sponsorship

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Art Student Supply List

Supplies are as follows: Oil Paints: Specifically Windsor Newton brand Winton 200 ML size. Student grade is preferable and if it says ‘hue’ after the color that is fine, and preferable too; Alizarin Crimson, Cad. Red, Cad. Orange, Cad. Yellow Light, Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue, Sap Green, Ultramarine Blue, Titanium white, Burnt Sienna.

Assortment of boar bristle brushes from ¼” to 1: (feel free to get the cheap ones,) I like filberts but flats are ok too.

canvas : depends on what we are painting. Usually no larger than 16x20

Pallet; either purchase large pallet or 12 x 16 cardboard cover with freezer paper purchase Reynolds freezer paper in the grocery store where plastic wraps, foil are found.

A pallet box is optional but saves money in the long run.

I will supply easel, spirits, rags

Step by Step Still Life

Notice, no detail till nearly finished. Start with blocking in main color areas, make sure to cover every inch of the canvas with something. Also notice you don't have to paint everything in in perfect detail. We paint how the eye sees.... When you are looking at one specific thing, everything else looses its detail. I like to pick an area or two where I paint a flower or flowers in well and let the viewer make up the rest with their own eyes. If I paint one cherry blossom well, the viewer now knows that all those other white, flowery things are cherry blossoms, for example.

Painting the Impressionist Still Life with Margaret Aycock

"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, handsome, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some; it is in everyone. And, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others." - Marianne Williamson from "Reflections on a Course in Miracles" My hope is that my painting will be that shining light.

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